cfo: cash flow options, helping business achievers better manage their cash flow. pnc. for the achiever in us all. good morning. battle lines. air attacks under way in libya this morning as moammar gadhafi's military strikes back against rebel forces, as an explosion in tripoli rocks the capital. we are live in libya with the very latest on the escalating violence and a look at how it's impacting your wallet. flood zone. major portions of the midwest under water this morning as heavy rains and melting snow release a torrent of water, breaking dams, flooding neighborhoods. we have the very latest for you from hard-hit ohio. and ipad fever. all eyes on apple today as the company prepares to unveil the latest version of its popular tablet. the other big question, will ceo

steve jobs return from his medical leave to make the big presentation, "early" this wednesday morning, march 2nd, presentation, "early" this wednesday morning, march 2nd, 2011. captioning funded by cbs very good morning to you on a wednesday. i'm erica hill. >> and i'm chris wragge. good morning to you, erica. good morning to you at home. we are going to begin this morning with the revolution in libya. attacks continue to escalate between government forces and refbls on several fronts this morning. meanwhile, two u.s. warships entered the suez canal today, moving closer to the libyan coast. 400 marines are on board to help evacuate civilians, or provide humanitarian relief. cbs news correspondent mandy clark is with us with the very latest this morning. andy, good morning. >> good morning. i'm on the road to el breg which is a strategic town in eastern libya and also where pro-gadhafi

forces are battling rebels in this oil stricken area. we're hearing that the rebels are managing to hold back the pro-gadhafi forces. we speak to one eyewitness on the phone, who described hearing jets overhead, and rockets going off. there's also a plume of smoke, which he says was part of an aerial bombardment. but it's unclear what was hit. now, we're currently in adjibaday and locals here say there's been an aerial campaign as well. they're saying a weapons depot has been hit but we can't independently verify that at the minute. >> mandy, el breg, you said you're on your way there. why is that area so important? >> well, el breg is particularly important to gadhafi because it's an oil export terminal. now he currently controls the oil fields in the south and the west of the country. but he needs a way to get it out.

and this is an important terminal to just do that, and if he wants to keep his revenue coming in to maintain this military offensive, then he needs el breg. >> cbs' mandy clark this morning in libya. mandy, thank you. now here's erica. >> chris, moammar gadhafi remains defiant as he once again took to the airwaves, speaking out this morning. cbs news correspondent harry smith has the very latest for us from the capital city of tripoli. harry, good morning. or rather, good afternoon where you are. >> yeah, good afternoon, or good morning. either way. it's a sunny, beautiful day here, and a day for a new meeting of the congress, the people's congress of libya. it was held today to commemorate its anniversary, which goes back to 1977. and moammar gadhafi showed up, the colonel showed up, to tell the congress and the world that, you know, he's not really in charge. it's the congress that has all the power. the congress passes the law. he's not really a political

figure here. he has nothing to step down from, because as he says, he is the moral authority. now that's what happened across town this morning. right here in our neighborhood, at breakfast time, we were awakened by several explosions. three, to be exact. about a quarter of a mile away on a highway bridge we found a gasoline tanker on its side, engulfed in flame. now we don't know if it was an accident, or it was a deliberate act. fit was a deliberate act, it's really isn't much more of an act of fear from the rebels because quite honestly the mess has already been cleaned up and the road is open again. as for us being in the bubble, we've been trying to break out of it. yesterday we went out and we were told we could go wherever we want, speak to whomever we please, and we did pretty much that. and what we found around tripoli is a town that does not feel like it's under siege. it's operating pretty close to normal. lots of shops open. people in the streets. and the people we talked to are

pretty much toeing the party line. that is they support gadhafi. the rebels don't know what they're talking about. and that this town is still very much solidly in gadhafi's favor. now that's what they're telling us publicly. that because this town is notorious for its spies, for people looking over people's shoulders, and that, at least, is what people are comfortable enough to tell us. erica? >> boy, very different picture from what we're seeing in the east. harry smith in tripoli this morning. thanks. the ongoing violence in libya and the middle east has caused a serious spike in oil prices. a barrel now costs slightly less than $100. and all of this is definitely having an effect on wall street. stocks took a dive yesterday. the dow closing 168 points lower. joining us now with a look at how the turmoil abroad is really hitting us all here at home, cbs news business and economics correspondent rebecca jarvis. and we've been talking over the last week or so, and the last couple weeks as we've been watching this unrest in the middle east, it really came to a head with libya. we saw oil prices go up. we know it can affect prices at

the pump. but it can actually go further than that. >> it can go much further than that. when you consider, erica, you're looking at prices at the pump now up 20 cents in just the last week, $3.38 a gallon is what you're going to pay is the national average. but that impacts shipping costs, which then, inturn, impact the price on clothing, they impact the price on groceries, they impact the price on anything you can buy, because it's costing companies more to do business. >> and that's probably going into effect fairly quickly. i already saw gas prices spiked at the gas station near my home yesterday. >> it is a regional thing, erica, because depending on where you live you're going to pay more than $3.38. especially if you're in california or hawaii or alaska. >> it's not just the small items that are related to things like shipping. it could be big ticket items like airfare. >> airfare is a big one. airfares are up six times since the month of october. and that's because fuel costs are the second largest cost that airlines pay to keep their businesses running.

that's second only to labor costs. for every dollar that oil goes up their costs go up $1.6 billion. >> wow. >> so it say huge imcrease and a huge stress on the airlines but it's also something that we pay in the end. >> and we will pay dearly for it. in the past few years whenever we've seen gas prices spike there seems to have been this pullback when it comes to buying cars, specifically gas guzzlers. has that started to trickle down yet? >> it's interesting, because as of now people are still buying cars. and in the front of february, auto sales jumped 27% in this country. so there is actually what we haven't seen yet, is an impact on the auto industry. instead what we've seen is people buying more of the gas guzzlers, buying the suvs. the biggest difference between now and the last time that oil prices were as high as they are now, is that a lot of the new cars are better, they're more fuel efficient. so people could actually go out and buy those to combat, on some level, the rising prices. >> it may not hit their pocket quite as much. >> yeah.

>> still, psychologically, $4 a gallon, that's a tough amount. >> it can have a big impact. >> rebecca, thanks. now here's chris. >> erica, thank you. march is certainly living up to the old saying, it is coming in like a lion. with deadly storms and devastating floods hitting the midwest, cbs news correspondent seth doane is in hard-hit findlay, ohio, for us this morning. seth, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, chris. yes, neighborhoods here in findlay that were once along the river now appear to be more in the river. for instance, no one will be driving 25 miles per hour on this street today. residents told us as they stood in their front windows and watched the water levels rise, tensions rose, too. how high did the water get? >> it got up to those rocks down there. >> so right in front of your house? >> yes. >> reporter: this family hauled their belongings to higher ground, just one of thousands battling the floodwaters. >> this is water from the river coming right through your basement. >> yep. the pumps are able to keep up

with it now. it's not as high as it was. >> this is just a fact of life for you folks? >> it seems to be in the last four or five years. >> reporter: home is the floodprone town of findlay, ohio. it's hard hit after a violent storm put dropped warm rain on a thick snow pack leaving it three feet under water. pete sehnert is the mayor here. >> between january of 2007 and february of 2008 we had five floods. >> reporter: in just a couple of years. >> in just one year, basically. 13 months. >> reporter: he says this one is the fifth worse in his town's history. the blanchard river crested at more than 16 feet, close to the record. >> we'll clean up, fix up, and move on. >> reporter: but turn around and look at main street right now. >> yes, i know. it's very hard to see. >> reporter: but it's easy to find. across ohio, raging water overtapped dams. turning farmland into flood plains. >> i have never seen water like this before.

never. >> reporter: all 88 counties across ohio were threatened by flooding. forcing some families to flee. >> pretty happy to see the fire department. >> yes, we are. >> you surrounded by water? >> yes. >> yes, the basement is flooded. both streets are flooded over there. >> reporter: the same storm that brought water to ohio, sent tornadoes spiraling through missouri, tennessee and kentucky. >> when i got here, i almost sank to my knees on the sidewalk. but i couldn't. i had to keep running. and i was so relieved. it didn't matter what the place looked like, the house is okay. >> reporter: now the good news here is that the water has started to recede, and the cleanup is under way. but some folks tell us they just finished cleaning up from the last major flood here. now all eyes are on the forecast. more rain is expected later this week. chris? >> cbs' seth doane for us in findlay, ohio. seth, thank you. you see these rivers

cresting, and five and six, almost six feet above flood stage right there. you know, the end result, the devastation there. now the cleanup. >> and then more rain in the forecast. the last thing those folks need. want to get you a closer look at some of the other headlines we're following this morning. jeff glor is at the news desk. >> erica, good morning to you. this morning the senate is scheduled to vote on a bill that would stave off a government shutdown. the measure would fund the government for another two weeks cutting $4 billion in spending. the house passed the bill yesterday, with more than 100 democrats supporting it. the senate is expected to follow suit. congress still must agree on spending levels to the end of the fiscal year, which is september 30th. meanwhile, state budget battles continue, as well. in wisconsin, ohio, and else where, deep spending cuts are coupled with proposals to limit union rights. a senate committee in ohio is scheduled to vote today, and cbs news correspondent cynthia bowers has more from madison, wisconsin. cindy, good morning. >> good morning, jeff. you know, here, the governor, scott walker, is one of the newest governors nationally, and

already one of the best-known. despite two and a half weeks of intense protest over his first budget, he gamely introduced another one yesterday. even as protesters chanted inside and outside the capitol. undaunted, governor scott walker tuesday revealed a two-year budget that cuts $4 billion in spending. >> we are returning to frugality, and making the long-term decision to balance our budget now and more importantly, into the future. >> reporter: just outside the state house, demonstrators continued protesting his previous budget proposal. the one that would effective strip collective bargaining rights from wisconsin's powerful public employee union. >> for him to use dedicated public servants who clear our roads, take care of our sick, teach our kids, as poker chips is ridiculous. >> reporter: john erpenbach is one of 14 minority democratic senators who ran to illinois two weeks ago to avoid a losing

vote. they become heroes to protesters, but now comes word, albeit from a republican, some may be ready to come home and concede. if and when wisconsin gets past its impasse, protests are under way in other states that are trying to balance budgets by curbing union power. including rhode island, and ohio. 8,000 protesters showed up in columbus, tuesday, ahead of a vote by the republican-controlled legislature there, to outlaw strikes by public employees. but here the gridlock continues. that is until those democratic senators come back to allow for a vote. jeff? >> cindy, any timetable right now as far as you know of when those democratic senators might return to wisconsin? >> no. but the senate majority leader did indicate to us that some of them want to come home. it's just a matter of how to finesse it, so they don't appear to be the bad guy in this with their constituents, and the protesters. so we'll see.

>> all right, cindy, thanks very much in madison, wisconsin this morning. in pakistan, assassins killed the country's highest ranking christian officials, shabazz bhatti. completes left near bhatti's bullet-riddled car said it was the work of al qaeda and the taliban. like another official murdered in january, bhatti 50 opposed a pakistani blasphemy law imposing the death penalty for insulting islam. one of this country's most infamous assassins, sirhan sirhan gets his 14th parole hearing in california. kennedy was killed and five others wounded when sirhan emptied a revolver into the crowd at the ambassador hotel in los angeles. it is believed for the first time today the parole board will hear testimony from a victim who does not object to sirhan's release. he was shot in the stomach that day. there have been conspiracy theories that a second gunman was involved. sirhan says he has no memory of the shooting. that danish family with three kids hijacked by pirates

is in somalia this morning. their yacht is now anchored off the northern tip of somalia and the couple and their three children were taken. their boat was seized last week. the pirates warn the hostages will be killed if there's an attack to try to release them. and in chicago, falling ice from the willis tower, take a look at this, hit an off-duty paramedic in the head. the man was helping a woman whose car had been hit by ice. ice was falling all day yesterday. they say the paramedic will be okay. it is 15 minutes past the hour right now. scary scene there. we

>> thanks so much. that's your latest weather. now over to chris and erica. good morning. >> good morning. i like to focus on temperatures rising. rebounding, as you said. >> rebounding. don't get your hopes up. >> come on, mary. >> all right. coming up on "the early show," this story is about to get some massive traction nationwide in today's cbs news investigation into the dark side of college football and how criminals are running rampant throughout many programs across the country. >> yes. a few surprises in that report. also ahead, new hope for people who've lost their sight. we'll tell you about a new device that could actually help them see again. big news here on this this morning. you'll look at it on "the early show" on cbs. [ male announcer ] it's 2011. wonder where the durango's been for the last two years? well, it toured around europe, getting handling and steering lessons on those sporty european roads. it went back to school, got an advanced degree in technology. it's been working out -- more muscle and less fat.

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>> good morning to you. in libya this morning, government forces are fighting rebel troops on several fronts. witnesses say forces loyal to moammar gadhafi are battling rebel troops for control of brega, a key oil port and libyan jets bombed an ap mission depot near another rebel held city. this morning in a televised address gadhafi said he doesn't rule libya, the people do. new numbers on jobs and retail sales this morning. new data show that online retail sales were up more than 13% in february. clothing sales were un6%. and furniture sales rose 4%. and planned job cuts rose to more than 50,000 for february. the second straight monthly increase. and the highest since last march. floodwaters are slowly receding in ohio this morning. hardest hit was findlay in northwest ohio, where the downtown area, as you can see here, and several hundred homes were under three feet of

c1 hardly any clouds today. down to showers an ten degrees chillier than the past overnights. tomorrow, 40. we'll be 20 degrees chillier. right back occu for the past six months, cbs news and "sports illustrated" have investigated the criminal background of college football players. and what they have found could change the game forever. cbs news chief investigative correspondent armen keteyian joins us this morning. talk about some shocking results here. >> yeah, this is game changing, chris. it really is. basketball's march madness is just around the corner. but during our investigation, we focused on another sport. and discovered some alarming truths when it comes to college football and crime.

>> he's at the back door. he's trying to get in. >> reporter: a 17-year-old girl was alone here in her family home last march. sick from school. when two men broke in. >> they're in the house. >> reporter: miami p.d. quickly responded to the scene. 18-year-old high school student antoine darling arrested at gunpoint and charged with felony burglary. court records revealed darling, now a freshman linebacker at the university of cincinnati, had been arrested twice before. for marijuana possession to which he pleaded no contest, and a weapons charge which was later dropped. in the burglary case, darling completed an intervention program. a record the school evidently knew nothing about. >> we found that in many cases, even the coaches don't know the full extent of the players' criminal history. >> reporter: darling's criminal history was just a small part of a ground-breaking, six-month, cbs news/"sports illustrated"

investigation, focusing on crime and recruiting in big-time college football. and what we found was striking. through an exhaustive series of background checks we discovered 7% of the nearly 3,000 players on si's 2010 top 25 preseason football rosters had been in trouble with the law. more than 200 players either arrested or formally cited by the police. nearly 40% of those arrested charged with serious crimes. like assault and battery, domestic violence, burglary, cocaine possession, or gui. >> i think that the general population, these would be stunning statistics to try to absorb. and policy changes will hopefully come about as a result. >> another startling number in our investigation, we found only two schools in our sample that did any kind of regular criminal background checks on their recruits. chris? >> armen, let me say this as a former college football player, i can't say this surprises me. it's been going on a long time here. what does the ncaa do now to try

to fix this problem now that they're going to be alerted to this study? >> to their credit, the new president of the ncaa has been alerted to this and has called it completely unsepal. i would venture to guess there's going to be some changes coming very soon, whether by conference or legislated by the association. >> all right, cbs' armen keteyian. thank you. tonight on the "cbs evening news" with katie couric you can see more on armen's investigation with "sports illustrated," including just how deep schools dig into the backgrounds of their recruits and of course reaction from the president of the ncaa. thank you. coming up next, it's a dream that could become reality. we're going to look at an experimental device that may restore partial sight to the blind. this is "the early show" on cbs. ♪ everywhere i go...

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world hasn't always been dark. >> i had functional vision until i was 34 or 35 years old. then i lost almost all of it in six months or less. >> reporter: blindness robbed him of watching his daughter lisa grow up. >> i was 3 when dad lost most of his vision. so i've never known my father to be sighted. >> the memory is still there. >> reporter: still, dean has thrived over the years. he became a lawyer, opening his own practice. he does housework. he accepted that he would never see again. >> let there be light. >> reporter: until a company called second sight came looking for volunteers for a clinical trial. that would surgically implant a bionic eye. >> and my dream was for my dad to be able to see again. when he said he wanted to get in the study i was invest excited about it. >> reporter: the device starts with a tiny video camera mounted in a pair of glasses. a transmitter in the glasses sends the images to a chip

implanted on the back of the damaged eye. there 60 electrodes send the image along the optic nerve straight to the brain. today dean with make out shapes. he can tell light from dark. at one point there appeared to be a breakthrough. >> he just all of a sudden exclaimed, oh, i can see your hands. i just was kind of speechless. and shock. and it took me a couple seconds. i just felt really overwhelmed. >> reporter: in fact, dean had only seen an outline. but from total blindness, this is a major step. >> i look at you. i can get your border, and you're a bit bigger than my daughter, that's for sure. >> reporter: for lisa, the technology to help restore sight, and perhaps full sight, is more than just cool science. it's a race against time. >> at 22 when i got the news -- >> reporter: you got the news. you're going to go blind. >> yeah. >> reporter: the disease her father had is herat tear. lisa has already lost night vision. it's 50/50 whether she'll go completely blind.

>> there he is. >> reporter: for now she looks to her dad -- >> it's definitely been a pioneer. >> reporter: and to the future. >> if i do lose all of my sight, you know, dad's definitely shown me what to do and how to live my life, and i'm not wigged out about it. >> reporter: john blackstone, cbs news, sunnyvale, california. >> what a family. joining us now with more on the device and how it works, medical correspondent dr. jennifer ashton. i mean, revolutionary in so many ways. break it down for us, though, who would be eligible for this? how many people could potentially benefit? >> potentially, 10 million people in this country who are blind from problems dealing with their retina. this is a part of the eye in the back where light images are converted into nerve signals, and then transmitted to the brain. we're not talking about people who are born blind here but for people suffering from mack lar degeneration or rightenitis pigmentosa which is the father and daughter in this piece has. potentially this is very, very helpful. >> it is still, though, experimental. we mentioned it was just

approved in europe. when do you think the fda might approve it for use in the u.s.? >> the company told us they hope to file that application for fda approval in clinical trials here later this year. so there are only ten people in this country, this man being one of them, who have the experimental device. in europe, the cost is high. it's about $100,000 or more. excitingly, this company also told us they're already at work on the next generation model, which instead of 60 electrodes has 240 electrodes, possibly making it more accurate. >> and so then, perhaps, it makes it more accurate, may be the key to make out -- we heard him say, oh, i see your hands. he's sort of seeing the outline. could that mean that maybe they could make out more? >> hopefully more accuracy. and interesting historical perspective, erica. this is where cochlear implants for people who are deaf, this is where they were 26 years ago. but for visual problems, blindness, this is very, invest exciting. >> great news. jen, thanks for being with us this morning. just ahead, apple unveiling its new ipad today.

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thinner ipad. a lighter ipad. similar battery life but something that can do things faster. also, a camera with video conferencing capabilities. a lot of people think that we might see better speakers, and also that we might see it come in a few additional colors. and lastly, a higher resolution screen. that screen you see right now, it's a decent screen, but some people are clam oring for something higher res and you might get it. >> if you love the ipad, you are going to be head over heels in love with the latest edition? >> here's the thing, depending on who you are that answer is different. there are a lot of tech websites that are speculating that in addition to getting this ipad this year, we're going to get another generation of the ipad later in the year. so, it may be something where you actually want to hold out and wait and see for the next go-round. >> talk about the business side of this. ipad sales, tremendous. but, as far as apple as a whole, what part of the apple pie do ipad sales represent? >> they're a big part of the ipad pie, as you say.

about 15% of apple's total sales come from ipad. they sold 15 million of them since their big unveiling in april. and keep in mind, these things aren't cheap. you know, the average price of an ipad is $600. they can run you anywhere from $500 on the less expensive end to $829 on the more expensive end. so apple is making some serious money with these. >> the good news is, with the launch of the ipad 2, the ipad 1 may now be downsized financially so people who haven't gotten in can actually get in. >> and that is something apple has done in the past. they put out a new model and make the older models less expensive. >> let's talk about steve jobs. do we have any word whether he might make an appearance today? >> the rumors are he may very well make an appearance and he's contemplating this right now. he's been sick. he's been out on medical leave three times. he's the heart and soul of apple. the big question is, because he's been sick and because the company has been very secretive about his health, will he show up today. and also, what is the future of

anle if steve jobs isn't at the helm? >> let's talk about stock. it's just below the all-time high. if he doesn't show up do you think it negatively impacts the stock price? >> in general traders say that if he doesn't show up they don't anticipate a major drop in apple stock. what they see is if he does show up, that apple stock could really rise significantly. >> all right, rebecca jarvis, thank you. good to see you this morning. we'll be right back. you're watching "the early show" here on cbs. stay with us. in my life, i don't have time for allergies so i live claritin clear. only claritin is proven to keep me as alert and focused as someone without allergies. i get relief from my worst symptoms without drowsiness. live claritin clear.

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of the landing instruments. he was hospitalized. this is not the first laser incident at bwi. it happened 31 times here last year alone. >> the same sex marriage bill hit a roadblock. two delegates refuse to vote. one says she won't vote until funding is restored to the schools. the house speaker says there will be no negotiation. why do the top city officials send top contracts their way. three barred companies got the deals to manage parking garages. the deals were valued at $90,000. you can read more about the story in today's baltimore sun. up next, why women are eaea,,,,,

welcome back to "the early show." top of the hour here. a little music to get you going this morning. i'm erica hill along with chris wragge. did you know, your fun fact for the day, one of many to come your way on "the early show," in 1963, former first lady eleanor roosevelt chaired a commercial on the status of the american woman. that group's report was the last big federal study on the subject. that is until now. a new survey, nearly 50 years later, just released by the white house, it looks like there have been some changes, but perhaps not as many changes as many would like to see, especially when it comes to the

difference in salaries between men and women. we're going to take a look at that and some of the other highlights to give you a better idea of where all the women in this country stand. >> all right, looking forward to that. also coming up, josh radnor is branching out. he is the hit star of "how i met your mother." now he has a new movie coming out and not only does he star in it, he wrote it and he directed it. we like to call him the triple threat. he's here with us this morning to tell us all about it. >> looking forward to that. also, with us this morning, jeff glor at the news desk with a check of some of the day's headlines. >> that is munot as multitalent. >> don't tell yourself short. >> good morning, everyone. armed forces loyal to libyan leader moammar gadhafi are fighting rebel troops on multiple fronts this morning. there is a back and forth battle for the key oil port of brega and government warplanes bombed an ammunition depot on the outskirts of another town controlled by opposition forces. this morning gadhafi warned thousands of libyans will die if the u.s. or nato intervene in

his country. he also said that he doesn't run libya, he says the people do. >> translator: we would stick our fingers in the eyes of anybody who dares challenge this fact. >> gadhafi's vowed to fight to the last man and last woman to defend libya. this morning a tanker exploded on a highway overpass in the libyan capital of tripoli. it's unclear if there was an accident or if that tanker was deliberately targeted. it's estimated more than 140,000 refugees have fled the violence in libya. the u.n. says the situation at the tunisian border has reached a crisis point now. this morning, the british and french governments said they'll airlift egyptian refugees stranded at the border back to egypt. the first flight is scheduled to leave today. an oil tanker filled with libyan crude for the u.s. market is in offshore limbo this morning. that ship is just off port arthur, texas, near the louisiana border. it's unable to offload its oil,

though, because of concern over new u.s. sanctions against libya. and concerns over libyan oil supplies are pushing energy prices even higher. oil prices now hovering near $100 a barrel. today in asian trading. and aaa says gasoline prices today averaged $3.38 a gallon. yesterday's federal reserve chairman ben bernanke said high oil prices could hurt the economic recovery. >> sustained rises in the prices of oil or other commodities would represent a threat both to economic growth and to overall price stability. particularly if they were to cause inflation expectations to become less well-anchored. also in washington, the senate votes this morning on a stopgap budget bill. the bill would fund the government for another two weeks and cut $4 billion in spending. it has already passed the house. more charges are expected against a houston day care provider jessica tata, who fled to africa after a deadly fire last week. four children died in that terrible day care fire.

investigators say the 22-year-old tata left the kids alone and was shopping at target when the fire broke out. she is charged with reckless injury to a child. authorities plan to extradite tata from her native nigeria. and finally the latest on charlie sheen. overnight his twin sons were removed from his home, apparently for their own protection. radar online posted video of the young boys being taken away by court officers last night. this came after a judge granted a restraining order to the twins' mother, brooke mueller, who accuses sheen of threatening her and the kids. earlier today, sheen informed his hundreds of thousands of followers on twitter that quote, my son's are fine, my path is now clear. defeat is not an option. katie couric now has a preview of tonight's "cbs evening news." >> good morning. robbery, assault, even rape. what do colleges really know about the athletes they recruit? a groundbreaking cbs news/"sports illustrated" investigation into crime and college football. that's tonight only on the "cbs

evening news." >> it is four minutes past the hour. defeat is never an option for marysol castro. as she delivers our weather forecast. >> especially if i'm getting it from you, jeff. thank you.

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in honor of women's history month the white house released a comprehensive report on women in america. it shows where women have made tremendous gains, and areas where we still lag behind. here's an example. young women are now more likely than young men to have a college degree. but, whatever their level of education, women earn only about 75 cents for every dollar a man earns. why is that? joining us this morning for a closer look are lucy danziger, editor in chief of "self" magazine and business and career consultant ronna lichtenberg. good to have you both with us this morning. >> thanks. >> i feel like that number keeps coming up. the disparity in pay. we want to take a little bit closer look at it. because it also has a lot to do, it turns out, with race. asian women make about 95%. white women 82%. and then we see a huge dip, african-american women 71%. hispanic women, 62%. we're making more than ever.

but there's still this gap. why? >> well, i mean, we'd say you have to value yourself. right? that for most women, talking about money may be an uncomfortable place. but think of it in terms of time. that missing quarter doesn't sound like a lot. but if your future employer says oh, by the way you're going to have to work ten hours while your male colleagues are going to work eight, you might say, well that's not fair. right? those two extra hours are the same 25% that we're missing in our paycheck. those are two hours that you can spend taking care of yourself, your family, having leisure. >> right. so ronna, how do you change that? >> i see it a little different. >> okay. >> which is that, we're past the days of overt discrimination. >> right. >> publicly health companies cannot do that. and even -- is much better than it was. that number reflects choices of what women are making about what they study, what to rears they're going after, and also

what they're doing at work. are they there five days a week? are they taking lots of time off? it's not the old-fashioned head-to-head. you're a guy. >> you don't find the numbers as troubling. >> i don't find them as troubling. what troubles me is that we don't know enough about what's underneath them. >> right. >> on the surface it looks like the same old problem. but it isn't, because we know that the discrimination has really gotten better. what's underneath them, for example, things like math. you look at the asian numbers. right and you think about tiger mommies everywhere saying, do your math homework. girls can be an engineer and they're going to get paid a lot more. >> you bring up an interesting point. because another area that was looked at is education, and if we can take a look at this. women are more likely to go to college, to have that college degree, they're more likely to have a masters degree. but what's interesting is what it found is that they have a bit of a dip and we are behind when it comes to studying 24i7ks like math, like science, like technology. did you expect to see that? >> i absolutely did. and that's where the greth in

the economy is. so to lucy's point, taking care of yourself is great, if you want to be in the labor market and you want to make a lot of money you're going to need science, math and technology. >> right. >> there's no way around it. >> so another thing that this study pointed out is that women are actually marrying later. which is great. we're not talking about at the end of your biological reproductive years, we're really talking about instead of in your early 20s in your mid to late 20s. that gives you a little more traction in the workplace. so when you finally do have kids you can say to your boss, hey i'd like some flex time. that's great. that's economic freedom and choices and opportunity. so one of the things this study did was basically almost 50 years passed before the checkup that we took in 1963. great news is that we have this checkup. but, as you said, we have to look at the numbers more closely, because what does it really tell you about the health and well-being? >> you bring up health. this is something that stood out to all three of us as we were talking in the break about this study. women, and we know so much more about our health today, and there are umpteen magazines

dedicated to it, including "self" and yes women are more likely to have chronic health conditions. we have asthma, bronchitis, emphysema, and the last one we have on our list there is depression. we are so much more likely to be depressed. >> well, obviously if you are working that famous double shift. it's not even in the study but you come home from this long hours -- >> a full-time job. >> now you have the family, the dishes in the sink. women take care of everyone else before they take care of themselv themselves. and so we say put that oxygen mask on yourself before you help the person next to you is a valid point that the airlines make. if you collapse healthwise you're no good to anyone around you. >> right. >> so value yourself. take care of yourself. get a doctor's excuse to put yourself at the top of your to-do list. >> but i would also say that we come from centuries of all the medical studies being on men. you know. it was assumed that if you were human you were a man and they applied that to women. it's only been with heart disease that scientists are saying wait a minute, women are different. what's intriguing now about this study is, i agree totally with

lucy about life self-factors, but we don't know the biological differences. and so as we look at why is that different for women? is it this or is it something else, which will be helpful for men, too. because if not, we lose. >> it would be interesting to see how that changes in another 25, 50 years. the study, again, is fascinating. you mentioned really quickly, just one thing i want to point out for people at home that we're marrying later. we also having fewer children, having them hater and that study did say it seems to be more on self-education and career. it's a great snap shot. >> thank you so much. >> just ahead he entertains us on "how i met your mother." but that's not all he can do. josh radnor, the triple threat, as chris wragge is now calling him, is getting ready to entertain us on the big screen. he's here to tell us all about it. you're watching "the early show" on cbs. ] all you need for sensitive skin. all you expect from the number-one recommended detergent by dermatologists. all free clear is free of dyes and perfumes. and has powerful stainlifters

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we all know josh radnor from his role as ted, the guy on the

perpetual search for the love of his life on the hit cbs sitcom "how i met your mother." now josh is making the jump to the big screen as a triple threat. writer, director and star of the new film "happy thank you more please." >> you're really leaving? >> yes. >> why? >> i'm not a baby-sitter. >> he's totally mellow -- >> i wasn't talking about you. you can't get involved with this right now, sam. you're a mess. >> what? you don't need a project? >> i'm a mess, too. trust me. >> well, that's -- let's clean each other up. >> josh radnor, good morning. >> good morning. >> ain't nothing wrong with being a mess, right? if you can clean yourself up. let's talk about the title real quick though "happy thank you more please." i don't want people to think i'm talking fast. but it's like a hash tag.

>> i decided to make it one word. i decided if there were spaces between it -- >> where did you come up with it? >> well, you know, i started the script and sometimes i start writing i don't really know what something is about. i mean, the big theme of something. and then i started, i wrote this speech for one of the characters that's all about gratitude and how when you kind -- when you speak to the universe it listens. and so, to kind of say thank you is not enough. that you should also say something like more please. i'll take more of this. so this notion of thank you more please became a big thing. the final song in the movie that kate's character sings is called sing happy. happy was the title on the file in my computer and i mashed all the words to the for some weird reason and just stuck with it. >> she's got a great voice, too. we heard her sing the national anthem at a few giants games. >> is that that's right? >> you talk about you. the ultimate triple threat. you're directing it. you wrote it. you're starring in it. was that a little daunting to take on all three like that? because i would think just one

of the three would be tough enough. >> yeah. i mean, yeah, there's no -- i s it's -- you know, it's intensely exhilarating and exhausting time in my life. but, more exhilarating than exhausting. maybe my memory of it is more -- >> exhausting time and a great time. >> it was. i mean, i don't recommend it if you want to remain at low stress in your life. but there was also something so, you know, to imagine this world, and then see it materialize in front of you. it was a very strange thing to sit behind the monitor. >> do you go and get advice from anybody? >> oh, yes. >> are there any directors that were able to give you some tips? >> i talked to pam fryman who directs "how i met your mother," and we talked a bit. i mean, she's an amazing example of just a great captain of the ship. and she said to me, you know, it all trickles down from the director. you know, everyone's paying attention to you. and they can feel where you're at. and you are calm and kind and everything will be that way.

i had one day, i remember, where i kind of lost my mind a bit. and i could feel that the whole set went a little -- rrr. >> are you one of those directors that does yell at your cast? >> no! no. i don't want to be yelled at so i don't yell at people. you know, maybe comically. >> how tough is it to get -- you got a great cast in this movie. >> yeah. >> you're a first-time director. i'm assuming it's not a big budget film. is it difficult to get some of these good actors? >> well, i was very fortunate because people really responded to the script. so a lot of those people, you know, they, you know, moline and kate had gotten ahold of the script and really wanted to talk about it. so that was fantastic. and you know, i think like actors, we're always on the hunt for material that makes us feel kind of alive and engaged with us. and so i think it was -- it was great, yeah. >> how surreal is it, i guess, for you now, this has been a labor of love for quite some time to now say -- >> it's actually really great to

be in new york with this, because i went to nyu for grad school and i used to see tons of films at the angelica downtown and that's now where the movie is playing. i drove by the other day and the movie poster is out and it feels completely surreal. >> and great. and now to -- with your daily job, "how i met your mother," which is doing very well, in its sixth season. >> six, yeah. >> can you believe it's been this long? goes quick, doesn't it? >> yes, it does. it really does. i mean, you know, i love doing the show. i worry at some point people are going to go, come on, it's time. it's time to find her. >> hopefully not too soon. do you think they may give you an opportunity to direct an episode? >> you know, it's a whole different animal. the multicamera stuff. it feels very different than directing a movie. but i haven't asked. they haven't asked. so we're at a standstill. i don't think i'll do it. >> just final quick question for you. where do you feel more comfortable with the independent spirit award crowd or the emmy golden globe crowd? >> oh, i don't know. i'm just happy that they're inviting me anywhere.

>> josh, congratulations. good luck. >> thank you. >> good to see you. "happythankyoumoreplease" seeps friday on los angeles. you can see "how i met your mother" right here on cbs. you can see "how i met your mother" right here on cbs. coming up aa iced coffee french vanilla. for me. iced coffee with a turbo shot. i'm drinkin' dunkin'. i'm drinkin' dunkin'. i'm drinkin' dunkin'. drinkin' dunkin'. america runs on dunkin' coffee. [ male announcer ] new inventory. ♪ new equipment. new trucks. new hires. ♪ new space. ♪ new markets. achievement seizes new opportunity. ♪ go to pnc.com/cfo to see how we can help your cashflow situation. pnc. for the achiever in us all.

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and good morning once again, everyone. half past the hour here. on a wednesday morning. chris wragge, erica hill, jeff glor, marysol castro. good to have you with us once again. >> raring to go. just ahead this morning there's

a new survey out that finds the average woman has about a dozen, actually a little more than a dozen, negative thoughts about her body every single day. some women say they have almost 100 thoughts. >> oh. >> on a daily basis. why? why do we have such a messed up image of our own bodies? we're going to look at that this morning and also what you can do to hopefully turn that around because it has such a ripple effect on your health. >> and let's continue the theme of a healthier life for women, and men, they can take note, too. katie lee is here to whip up some great dishes that are not only delicious but packed with five vitamins and minerals women need most for optimal health. there's a traditional bean and spinach burrito. but katie will be introducing us to a cheese seed pudding. >> you're going to like it. >> it is impossible to have negative thoughts wheel you're eating that. >> it's an excellent point. and we're going to channel no negative thoughts for the weather this morning. right, marysol? >> well, wishful thinking.

but yes, let's all channel some positive thoughts for your last check of weather for today. taking a look at the national picture, looks a little something like this. two areas of high pressure, the north and the south. of course, cooler to the north. warmer to the south. the southern plains is getting a lot of that w let's go ahead and look at the forecast today. going for a high of 59 degrees.

beautiful right now. temperatures are in thelow 40s. tonight, breezy and 23 is the low. tomorrow, it looks like it will be a mostly sunny day and a high of 40. temperatures rebound into the weekend. we'l'l that's your latest weather. now over to erica. >> mary, thanks. it's no secret most women struggle to feel happy with their bodies. new a new "glamour" magazine survey confirms it. the numbers are troubling. 97% of women say they have at least one negative thought about their body image every single day. why? here with the reasons behind that number "early" show psychologist and contributor dr. jennifer hartstein and wendy nicaraguale who is executive editor of "glamour" magazine. good to have both of you with us. >> good morning. >> this is such a fascinating glimpse into women's psyches. because i think a lot of times, too, women say to themselves, i'm thinking this but no one else is. it's showing us that an

incredible number of women, on average 13 negative thoughts a day. it seems like it's almost become a norm. >> it really has become a norm. some women reported 25, 50, even 100 of these thoughts. it's something that we talk about with each other all the time. we started to bond over this kind of thinking. comparing ourselves. and also, that kind of thinking actually starts to retrain your brain and rewire your brain >> so that you rewire it to almost that, what we talk about, jen, it's almost like these are the conversations we have with one another. i'm too fat to wear this. >> the comparisons go on and on and on. and it does retrain our brain, as wendy said, to think that way. so it becomes our default way of thinking. we don't go to the positive. we automatically discount anything that's said to us or that we even think that's positive. >> there's even a debate in the studio amongst some of the women. some surprised, others not at all by what some of the folks were saying. here's what some of the women "glamour" surveyed said. don't eat that, you could probably use an eating disorder.

you're obese, all the pretty girls are a size 2. i'm ugly, too skinny, look sick. were you surprised when you see such harsh words? >> it was the harshness of these words that was really shocking to me. and also for our survey takers, that when they saw them in black and white, they realized how bad they really were. if you think about it, if a man or someone else in your life was saying this to you, this would be relationship abuse. yet we accept that it's okay to say this to ourselves. >> we almost feel like we're supposed to say it. >> we are trained at a very early age to self-invalidate ourselves constantly. we learn this is okay to make the comparison to say oh, you have it better. you look better. and it becomes our automatic mechanism over and over and over again. but i wasn't surprised at how harsh those things were, unfortunately. >> i'm with you. i actually wasn't shocked, either. i thought, yeah, this is kind of what women say to each other all the time. but it's hard when you see it in black and white. >> yes. >> it's what we internalize from the other people that then

becomes what we say to ourselves. >> and it's interesting, too, that these are thoughts, and jen maybe you can talk to them, that are coming from within. that they are coming from ourselves and they're not necessarily from other people heaping them on. >> right. and the problem really is that externally we get all of these messages of what we're supposed to look like. we've talked about this before, certainly. and then we internalize that and it becomes that default mechanism, that i don't look like everybody else. i can't look like everybody else. i'm bad. and we can't even accept the compliments on how we look without totally negating it. oh, it's the dress. oh, i'm working really hard. doing all these things. we can't even accept the good things coming external. >> for some reason it's so difficult to smile and say thank you. >> exactly. >> how much of this was tied to women being unsatisfied in other areas of their life? >> we found that was a huge factor here. that women who are unhappy in their relationships, or in the workplace, that their negative thoughts about their body went up. and that's a really important distinction. because what that means is we're deflecting other concerns in our lives onto our bodies.

and you can do as many sit-ups as want but that's not going to change how you're appreciated at work. we need to dive no those deeper issues. >> and this is all so tied together. are there certain things you found in your practice, jen, that can trigger these thoughts? >> absolutely. general dissatisfaction in your general. general unhappiness. these things absolutely get internalized and become, it's all about me, but not in a good way. >> so the best thing we can do with this information, obviously, is to take it and to use it to our advantage. >> right. >> so how do you turn this around? what's your advice to women? it's much easier said than done. oh, just stop thinking negatively. really? >> wouldn't that be great? interestingly, wendy and i have very similar poirnts, they may be the most important, retrain your brain. really work to switch the neural pathways that are firing all the negative stuff in to a firming, positive things. you also really want to think about how can you build on your strengths? how can you really look at positive things in your life, build on those? and what can you do to do that?

>> and i think you really want to ask yourself, in the moment when you're having these thoughts, what's going on here? is this really about my body or is it because i had a bad day at work? is it because something else is going on? and really evaluate those issues rather than making it all about your body. >> right. and is this something you should pull your girlfriends into, too? say either the next time you hear one of them having these negative thoughts say, you know what? is there something else going on? >> exactly. that can really change the dialogue that we're having with each other. and that's such a powerful thing. because once you look at survey results like this, you realize how much thought space this is taking up. and if you can kind of erase all of that, think about how much you can get on with your life in other areas. >> then you're getting to the meatier stuff. the important conversations about what's happening in my life. not what's happening on the surface, and how important that is for all of our relationships and for ourselves. >> great point. and really an eye opening study. good to have both of you with us. wendy nicaraguale, dr. jennifer heart steen. chris over to you. >> erica, thank you very much. as baby boomers head towards their golden years, some have

found a new model for living. moving in together but still living separate lives. does it really work? in many cases it does, and as cbs news correspondent michelle miller found out when she caught up with some real-life golden girls. ♪ thank you for being a friend >> reporter: in the late 1980s, the golden girls ruled as one of tv's top-rated sitcoms. >> ma, what are you doing? >> i'm giving the leftover meat loaf a thrill. >> reporter: and today, just outside asheville, north carolina, fiction has become reality. so where are your husbands? >> which ones? >> reporter: softer rules at the lotus lodge, where 58-year-old gaya, 68-year-old april, 64-year-old sherry, and 56-year-old mirren all live and pay rent. together, they're the real-life golden girls. is there any relation, i mean, do you sort of kid each other about it? >> no. >> no?

>> reporter: gaya owns the home. but these four aren't just roommates. they've chosen to live together to avoid isolation as they age. >> and i'll help you. >> reporter: they're part of a growing trend. in the past few years, the number of single women over the age of 45 living with non-relatives has jumped 15%. that's more than 1 million women sharing a home, and they're doing it for both economic, and social reasons. >> i'm learning about ways to be healthier as i cook with these ladies. you know, she does yoga. she does tai chi. she can teach me some of that. >> like summer camp. >> once perfect strangers they've become fast friends. each coming to asheville from different places for different reasons. >> i could see the stars. >> reporter: april, a recent retiree, didn't want to live alone. sherry moved to be closer to her first grandson, and mirren came looking for a new beginning. after the breakup her long-term

relationship, mirren was forced to find a new home. >> i had enough to get me through maybe three or four months of rent and food. >> reporter: that's when she joined the lotus lodge. a move that's helped her both financially and emotionally. >> without this, do you ever >> i do. i had no other options. it had to work. >> reporter: it did work, not just for mirren, but for all the women. and they want seniors out there, who are feeling alone, to know the benefits of living together. >> a lot of older people are shoved off to the side and they don't have much say-so about what's going on. we've created a context here in which we are important. >> reporter: it's something, they say, is missing from the traditional nursing home. >> i want to be in a different -- in a different place where i'm choosing. >> reporter: a choice that's already paid off for 64-year-old sherry. last fall, she fell and broke her hip, arm, and leg. >> i had an arm immobilizer so i

couldn't left anything in one hand and the other hand is using a cane. >> reporter: without hesitation, the women rallied to support her. >> i didn't have to go to my son's house and he had no choice. i had a choice. >> it's definitely a win-win situation. you are able to support your family member, but, they also have their own supports. they have their own network. i think it's a great idea for aging. senior men, see the way. >> reporter: just like the sitcom, these women are aging together. having fun, and showing no signs of slowing down in the golden years to come. ♪ thank you for being a friend >> reporter: michelle miller, cbs news, asheville, north carolina. >> this portion of "the early show" sponsored by all free clear detergent, recommended by dermatologists for sensitive skin. >> getting all your recommended

vitamins is an important way for you to stay healthy but it can feel a little boring at times. until now. "early" show contributor katie lee is here this morning to wake up our taste buds with some delicious dishes. each one is packed with vitamins that are essential, especially for women. although let's be honest, they're good for men, good for kids. >> they're good for everybody. we all need our vitamins. mom was right, eat your grains. i really do think it's important to take a multivitamin every day. but also to get your vitamins from food. it's the best way to absorb it. >> and the more natural foods the better. >> exactly. >> one of the things i've been hearing so much about are omega-3s. nothing from benefits for kids, for their brain development. for women they have a wonderful benefit, as well. >> omegas help boost your brain and heart health. so they're really important. they're also great for kids, as you mentioned, because studies have shown that children who have high levels of omega-3s, they perform better in school and have less behavioral problems. some great foods, of course salmon. and if you're not a fish fan, a

handful of walnuts has almost as many omegas as a serving of salmon. that's a great alternative. also flax seeds and chia seeds. >> and flax, okay we'll go back to the flax seeds in a second. what is a chia seed? >> they're my latest obsession. you can put it in a smooth think. you can put it in pudding which i've made here. they have a lot of omegas, antioxidants. this pudding is about a tablespoon of chia seeds and a cup of almond milk. they only have about 80 calories. and i put a little steve yeah in here to sweeten it. this is great if you're watching your figure. it's kind of like tapioca. or you could eat it like your oatmeal with some chopped fruit in there. a great locale snack. that's what i have at night when i'm sitting in front of the tv. >> you can also get flax seed meal to add to a lot of different things. when we make chocolate chip cookies. >> i keep an extra coffee grinder and put those in it and grind those so they're fresh. you can also buy it already

ground. okay, next up, b might vins. really important for energy. you hear about celebrities like madonna getting a b-12 shot. it keeps your energy up. they're found in tofu, wheat germ, whole grains, legumes and greens. >> okay. >> this is just going to help your energy stay help. helps move oxygen through the body. so really, really good. it's also found in shellfish. so we have a great stir fry that you could make at night for your family. so you've got, after a long day of work, just heat up some oil, put in some garlic. >> yeah. >> fresh ginger. red pepper, some green beans. the great thing about this stir fry is you put everything in at once. the scallions and the shrimp. >> okay. so put that in there. >> and this is going to cook so quickly. >> this is done in about five minutes. >> wow. >> so you could have a healthy meal for your family in five minutes.

put it with some brown rice and then you get even more vitamins and fiber, and it's really, really delicious. so cook this just until the shrimp turns pink. it comes out looking like this. super yummy. >> it's got great flavor, too. s ginger in that. >> very fragrant. and if you don't like green beans, use broccoli. >> whatever you want. >> okay. next up, vitamin d. which we hear so much about. >> so much. especially women, why we need it. and we get a lot through the sun but sometimes sunscreen. >> you need about 15 minutes of sunshine a day to get your vitamin d and this time of year, that just ain't happening. at least not for me. vitamin d is good for your immunity. it triggers our t-cells which seek out and destroy bacteria and viruses. if you don't -- >> seek and destroy? >> so if you don't have your vitamin d those cells just become dormant. it's found in very few foods naturally except for eggs and shut ackty mushrooms. egg drop soup is a great thing to have.

you need vitamin d in order to absorb your calcium. >> oh. >> which we all know is very important especially for women. and we want to prevent osteoporosis. so for our calcium i have a great dish over here if you want to stir that. >> i would love to. >> this is some onions and garlic and red pepper. and we always hear about getting calcium from dairy. but you know what? it's full of calcium in these grains. >> a lot of green leafy vegetables. >> these are collard greens. i just buy the frozen kind. if you're after work, you don't have to clean everything. you want to saute that until the greens get tender, put in a little vegetable broth. that's going to help make our sauce. whole wheat pasta that's already cooked and parmesan cheese. >> this is so easy. >> i made this kind of as a fluke the other night. i didn't have anything in my refrigerator and it's one of my favorite dishes now. i love it. use whole wheat pasta or brown rice pasta.

whole fiber and much healthier than the plain white kind. >> this is also nice, too. it would be a great leftover to bring with you for lunch. for healthy lunch, or to send your kids to school with. >> absolutely. it's so good. if you want to throw in something like veggie sausage or regular sausage, you absolutely can. >> and our last one. >> calcium and magnesium also go hand in hand and our magnesium is really important for helping our moods because it helps regulate our body's nerve and muscle tension. it's also great for pms for women and found in halibut, greens, again, greens are a reoccurring theme. you know, they really have anything. >> it's down there with vitamin b, the calcium, the magnesium. >> and sun flower seeds, beans. i made this really yummy bean burrito. it has spinach. it has cheese. it has salsa. wrapped in a whole wheat wrap, again for more fiber. >> i love it. >> super yummy. these are five vitamins essential for women, essential

for the whole family. >> great, easy ways to eat healthy. and can i tell you i understand why this is one of your new favorites. it's delicious. >> and that little bit of red pepper obviously adjust it as you will at home gives it a nice little extra bit of kick. >> the spicy red pepper helps your metabolism rev up. >> and there's cheese it's more calcium. >> all us ladies we like revving the metabolism. >> that's an understatement. katie lee, thanks, as always. for more on these recipes logon to our website at earlyshow.cbsnews.com. we'll be right back with more. but first we have to have a snack. so stay with us. you're watching "the early s,, with fios, when you're watching the picture, it just jumps out at you. -it was like, "wow!" -bam! [ male announcer ] decisions don't get any easier than this. now you can move up to fios tv, internet and phone

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there you go, start me up with some vitamins. you said you just threw together this pasta recipe. you had a few things in your kitchen. is that how you come up with most of your recipes? >> yeah, i like to look in my

fridge, say what do i have left over? what can i put together and make for dinner tonight? that's usually where my best recipes come from. i'm all about leftovers. >> there's no reason to waste. >> i like it. my mother would agree with that. >> the chia seed soup. >> it's not soup. it's pudding. >> you like it? >> are you trying it. >> chia seed pudding. >> just eat it, jeff. >> i dare you. >> it's not bad. >> sorry, it's kind of interesting -- >> it is tapioca-like. >> it has a different texture. if you let it sit longer the more it absorbs, and the better it gets. or throw some chia seeds into a soup. >> thanks, katie. have a great day, everyone. your local news is next. ddpcxcoc ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

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